BATON ROUGE – Mosquito aerial spraying will take place in the southeast part of East Baton Rouge parish on Thursday night, weather permitting, according to officials.

The spray area will be along Highland Road from Huntington Drive on the west to the Country Club of Louisiana.

According to the East Baton Rouge Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control, the spraying is in response to large numbers of Culex and Anopheles mosquitoes.

Spraying will take place at approximately 7:20 p.m.

The spray area is pictured below: